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+⚠️ **PROJECT STATUS: INACTIVE** ⚠️
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+Coqui has officially shut down operations as of December 2023/January 2024. This repository is no longer actively maintained.
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+- For more details, see [Issue #3488: Next steps after shutdown](https://github.com/coqui-ai/TTS/issues/3488)
+- For proposed next steps and ongoing community discussion, see [Issue #4022: Addressing Ongoing Community Confusion](https://github.com/coqui-ai/TTS/issues/4022)
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+We appreciate your interest, but please note that new issues, pull requests, and feature requests may not be addressed.
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+Thank you to all contributors and users who supported this project.
 
 ## 🐸Coqui.ai News
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